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Explanation of sections 42 to 45 - Preliminaries to adoption

This group of sections place a number of hurdles in the place of applications for adoptions, especially non-agency applications. Overall, their purpose can be assumed to dissuade applications from being made unless it appears likely that a sufficient bond has developed, or is likely to develop, between the child and the prospective adopters.
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ActAdoption and Children Act 2002 - Detailed Digest
Article partPart 1 - Adoption
Article part Chapter 1 - Introductory
Article part Chapter 2 - The Adoption Service
Article partChapter 3 - Placement for adoption and adoption orders
Article sectionExplanation of the overall aim of chapter 3 - Placement for adoption and adoption orders
Article sectionExplanation of sections 18 to 29 - Placement of children by adoption agencies for adoption
Article sectionSection 18 - Placement for adoption by agencies
Article sectionSection 19 - Placing children with parental consent
Article sectionSection 20 - Advance consent to adoption
Article sectionSection 21 - Placement orders
Article sectionSection 22 - Applications for placement orders
Article sectionSection 23 - Varying placement orders
Article sectionSection 24 - Revoking placement orders
Article sectionSection 25 - Parental responsibility
Article sectionSection 26 - Contact
Article sectionSection 27 - Contact: Supplementary
Article sectionSection 28 - Further consequences of placement
Article sectionSection 29 - Further consequences of placement orders
Article sectionExplanation of sections 30 to 35 - Removal of children who are or may be placed by adoption agencies
Article sectionSection 30 - General prohibitions on removal
Article sectionSection 31 - Recovery by parent etc where child is not placed or is a baby
Article sectionSection 32 - Recovery by parent etc where is child is placed and consent withdrawn
Article sectionSection 33 - Recovery by parent etc where child placed and placement order refused
Article sectionSection 34 - Placement orders: Prohibition on removal
Article sectionSection 35 - Return of child in other cases
Article sectionExplanation of sections 36 to 40 - Removal of children in non-agency cases
Article sectionSection 36 - Restriction on removal (non-agency cases)
Article sectionSection 37 - Applicants for adoption
Article sectionSection 38 - Local authority foster parents
Article sectionSection 39 - Partners of parents
Article sectionSection 40 - Non-agency cases
Article sectionSection 41 - Recovery orders
Article sectionExplanation of sections 42 to 45 - Preliminaries to adoption
Article sectionSection 42 - Child to live with adopters before application
Article sectionSection 43 - Reports where a child is placed by an agency
Article sectionSection 44 - Notice of intention to adopt
Article sectionSection 45 - Suitability of adopters
Article sectionExplanation of sections 46 to 51 - The making of adoption orders
Article sectionSection 46 - Adoption orders
Article sectionSections 47 - Conditions for making adoption orders
Article sectionSection 48 - Restrictions on making adoption orders
Article sectionSection 49 - Applications for adoption
Article sectionSection 50 - Adoption by couple
Article sectionSection 51 - Adoption by one person
Article sectionSection 52 - Parental etc consent
Article sectionSection 53 - Modification of 1989 Act in relation to adoption
Article sectionSection 54 - Disclosing information during adoption process
Article sectionSection 55 - Revocations of Adoptions on legitimation
Article sectionExplanation of sections 56 to 65 - Disclosure of information to a person's adoption
Article sectionSection 56 - Information to be kept about a person's adoption
Article sectionSection 57 - Restrictions of disclosure of protected etc information
Article sectionSection 58 - Disclosure of other information
Article sectionSection 59 - Offence
Article sectionSection 60 - Disclosing information to an adopted adult
Article sectionSection 61 - Disclosing protected information about adults
Article sectionSection 62 - Disclosing protected information about children
Article sectionSection 63 - Counselling
Article sectionSection 64 - Other provision to be made by regulations
Article sectionSection 65 - Sections 56 to 65 interpretation
Article partChapter 4 - Status of adopted children
Article partChapter 5 - The registers
Article partChapter 6 - Adoptions with a foreign element
Article partChapter 7 - Miscellaneous
Article partPart 2 - Amendments of the Children Act 1989
Article partPart 3 - Miscellaneous and final provisions
Article partChapter 1 - Miscellaneous
Article partChapter 2 - Final provisions
Article partSchedules